Bill · S. 574· Senate(119-S-574)
Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/13/2025
- Last activity
- 2/13/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Roger Wicker
- Cosponsors
- - 9 - 8
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025," aims to amend the Animal Health Protection Act. The primary goal is to provide compensation to poultry growers and layers located within control areas. These control areas are determined by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Compensation is based on the average income from a facility's five most recent flocks and the number of flocks prohibited during the control period. The bill also includes specific rules regarding the timing of payments and limitations to prevent duplicate compensation.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill compensates poultry facility owners for lost income due to production prohibitions in control areas.
Would farmers be better off under this?+5
The bill provides a mechanism for poultry growers to receive compensation based on their average flock income during control periods.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill provides financial compensation to poultry growers to offset income lost when they are prohibited from production in control areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Compensation for poultry growers and layers: Owners of poultry growing or laying facilities located within a control area will receive compensation (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(A)).
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Predictable compensation calculation: The amount is determined by multiplying the average income from the s most recent flocks by the number of flocks the owner was prohibited from growing or laying (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(B)(i)).
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Timely payments: Compensation must be paid to the owner no later than 60 days after they submit a request to the Secretary (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Compensation limits based on other sources: Compensation is limited by any amount the owner already received from a State or other source for the prohibited flocks (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(B)(ii)).
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Prevention of duplicate payments: An owner cannot receive payment under this subsection if they have already received compensation under subsection (d) for a facility in the same control area during the same time period (Section 2, subsection (e)(3)(B)).
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Application of existing exceptions: The exceptions already described in subsection (d)(3) of the Animal Health Protection Act will still apply to this new compensation provision (Section 2, subsection (e)(3)(A)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Farmers+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- 6/17/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 14 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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